Traffic safety is a global priority because accidents cause deaths and injuries that pose a developmental, health and economic challenge, Security Attaché at Bahrain’s Embassy to the US Major Hamad Khalil Almeer has said.
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly meeting on ‘Improving Global Road Safety’, Mr Almeer affirmed that Bahrain, under the directives of His Majesty King Hamad, and with the support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, pays great attention to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing its national plans aimed at enhancing traffic safety.
The meeting was held under the slogan ‘Scaling up and accelerating the implementation of commitments to halve road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030’.
Mr Almeer indicated that the plans adopted by the Traffic Council, chaired by Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, are based on key axes aimed at reducing traffic deaths and injuries by strengthening law enforcement, improving the efficiency of road infrastructure, developing traffic awareness and education programmes, in addition to supporting community partnership with various relevant parties.
He noted that these efforts have contributed to a 50 per cent reduction in traffic accidents, highlighting the pivotal role of the Bahrain Motor Federation in regulating motorsports and establishing related safety standards.
It provides a safe environment for young people and curbing dangerous practices on public roads, he added.
He expressed his hope that the meeting’s outcomes would contribute to strengthening international co-operation and the exchange of expertise, thereby supporting efforts to improve road safety and reduce deaths and injuries resulting from traffic accidents globally.
The participants agreed on the importance of broad international support for the goals of reducing road deaths and injuries, with a focus on practical, evidence-based actions, enhanced implementation of strategies, and improved data, infrastructure and vehicle safety.
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